Do you know how to say "to wear" or "to put on" in Chinese?

Some people would say it's 穿 (chuān), others would say it's 戴 (dài). Which one is correct?

In today's article, we are going to discover what differences between these two verbs are - and how to use them correctly.

穿 [chuān]

穿 [chuān] is commonly used with clothes, something that we have to wear.

It might be a T-shirt, a coat, a pair of trousers, etc.

戴 [dài]

戴 [dài] is commonly used with accessories. You'll be fine if you don't wear them.

It might be a pair of sunglasses, a watch, a ring, etc.

Example

這幾天天氣突然變冷了，我男朋友非常關(guān)心我，所以他給我發(fā)微信說："你出門的時(shí)候一定要多穿點(diǎn)兒衣服，當(dāng)然也別忘了戴手套、帽子和圍巾，千萬別感冒了哦!"
Zhè jǐ tiān tiān qì tū rán biàn lěng le, wǒ nán péng you fēi cháng guān xīn wǒ, suǒ yǐ tā gěi wǒ fā Wēi xìn shuō: "Nǐ chū mén de shí hou yī dìng yào duō chuān diǎnr yī fu, dāng rán yě bié wàng le dài shǒu tào, mào zi hé wéi jīn, qiān wàn bié gǎn mào le ó!"

In the past few days the weather suddenly got cold, and my boyfriend really cares about me, so he texted me saying: "When you go out, make sure you wear some more layers. Don't forget to wear a pair of gloves, a hat, and a scarf. Don't catch a cold!"

Important note: even though socks (襪子 wà zi) are considered to be small objects (accessories), the word 穿 (chuān) is still used to say "to wear socks".

Source: That's Mandarin
Editor: wanan